Participating towns and cities

SpainLa Orotava, Spain

Website:
www.villadelaorotava.org
Population:
41.171 inhabitants
Contact:
Manuel Angel Martín
C/ San Francisco, s/n
38300 La Orotava
(++34) 922 330114
La Orotava already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

La Orotava implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Elaboration of educational materials

Car-free day Car-free day

La Orotava carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.